Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2017
The analytic software firm FICO Reports a 39 Percent Rise in Debit Cards Compromised at ATMs and Merchants in the United States. According to a report published by the analytic software firm FICO, US Debit Cards compromised raise up to 39% in the first six months of 2017Â compared to the same timeframe one year prior. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2017
Experts at the US firm IOActive have discovered a critical physical and authentication bypass vulnerability in the Diebold Opteva ATM. The researchers have found two vulnerabilities in the Diebold Opteva ATM machines with the AFD platform that could be chained to allow an unauthorized user to vend notes from the device. “IOActive has discovered two vulnerabilities in Opteva […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2017
The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Bran Krebs wrote about recent attacks using infrared devices. The number of cyber attacks against ATM involving so-called ‘insert skimmers’ is increasing. Insert Skimmers are wafer-thin fraud devices designed to fit invisibly inside the ATM card slot. Insert Skimmers are able to capture card […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 09, 2017
According to Kaspersky Lab, crooks have robbed at least 8 ATMs in Russia and stole $800,000 in just one night using a Fileless malware dubbed ATMitch. According to experts at Kaspersky, hackers have robbed at least 8 ATMs in Russia and stole $800,000 in just one night. The cyber heist caught the attention of security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2017
Five members of an international cybercrime gang have been arrested as a result of an investigation coordinated by the Europol. A joint operation conducted by the Europol and the Asian law enforcement allowed to arrest five members of an international organised cybercrime gang focused on cyber attacks on ATMs, three of them have been convicted. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 15, 2017
Security experts from FireEye have spotted a new variant of the infamous Ploutus ATM malware that infected systems in Latin America. Ploutus is one of the sophisticated ATM malware that was first discovered in Mexico back in 2013. The threat allows crooks to steal cash from ATMs using either an external keyboard attached to the machine […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 21, 2016
Alice ATM malware is a new threat targeting ATMs discovered by researchers at Trend Micro  as part of a joint research project with Europol EC3. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered a strain of ATM malware, dubbed Alice, that was designed to target the safes of the self-serve machines. The malware is very essential, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2016
Criminal gangs like the Cobalt gang are now focusing their efforts on the banks to steal cash directly from the ATMs with jackpotting attacks. Security experts are assisting a change of tactics for the criminal organizations who target the ATMs and online banking credentials. Crooks are now focusing their efforts on the banks in the attempt to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 22, 2016
A number of Indian banks are adopting extraordinary measures fearing a security breach that could have exposed as many as 3.25 million debit cards. A number of Indian banks are adopting extraordinary measures fearing a security breach that could have exposed as many as 3.25 million debit cards (0.5 percent of the nearly 700 million […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 14, 2016
Secret Service warns of Periscope Skimming probes, it the first time that law enforcement discovered attacks against ATMs conducted with these devices. The US Secret Service is warning banks and ATM vendors about a new ATM skimmer technology, the so-called ‘periscope skimming.’Â The device is composed of a skimming probe that crooks connect to the ATMâs […]
